Read: France-Greece-Saudi Arabia Alliance in the Eastern Mediterranean
Initiatives for internal balancing
Following the Kardak (Imia) crisis with Turkey in 1996, Greece launched an armament program as part of an internal balancing against Turkey and came a long way towards this purpose.
Macron, the Gulf, and Islam
This is likely to be his last foreign trip outside of Europe, as France has entered election season.
How Islamophobia Is Leading to a Teacher Shortage in Belgium
Read: The Right to Blaspheme, the Mila Case, and Islamophobia in France
Although migrant communities are very large in Belgium, they are not anything close to being sufficiently represented in the curricula or teaching staff.
Europe’s Syrian Slumber
While in Europe, Rifaat embezzled money and was investigated in both Spain and France for related violations.
In the Name of Democracy, Libya Must Postpone the Elections
Political actors such as the UK, Germany, Turkey, and Italy emphasized the need for a consensus on election law while France and Egypt are obsessed with having an election as soon as possible.
Russian Brinkmanship in Ukraine
Invading a country with a 41 million population that is likely to help the Ukrainian troops wage a guerilla warfare on a terrain bigger than France can cost Russia immensely.
Arms Sell Like Hotcakes: Yemen Turns into a Hub for Arm Dealers
While the United Kingdom and France remained committed to providing arms to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, despite critical voices among the public, only Germany, as a major exporter, stopped signing arms sales contracts with the kingdom.
Omicron Reveals Racism against Africans, Once More
, France, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Australia and Japan and numerous states of the global South, including India, Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, and a few African states.
Fleeing the Nazis as a Child, Lord Alf Dubs Fights for the Safety of Child Refugees
Let’s say a Syrian boy in France could apply to join his parents if so in England, which was passed in 2017 against some government opposition.
Turkey is the New Strategic Player in Africa
VIDEO: How Political Borders Are Redrawn in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Middle EastThe potential capabilities in many African countries in the sector of defense is likely to challenge the Western influence in the continent, especially with their interference in these countries, and as Turkey’s relations with Africa constitutes one of Turkey's significant foreign policy objectives, this strategic partnership have recently made some Western and post-colonial states including France anxious and fear that Turkey’s presence might threaten their economic, military and geopolitical interests.
The Lebanese Catch-22: Squeezed between Iran and Saudi Arabia
After all, Najib Mikati’s government did not see the light despite the immense effort and pressure France’s Elysée exerted over 13 months up until French President Emmanuel Macron received a nod from the Iranians following the installment of their new hardline administration in Tehran.
AUKUS and Its Potential Implications for the MENA Region
to Australia, replacing France as a supplier of nuclear-powered submarines.
F-16Vs Instead of F-35s: What’s behind Turkey’s Request?
One significant example is Greece, which ordered a total of 24 Rafale combat aircraft from France in two batches.
How a Ship Lays Bare the True Face of Italy’s Far-Right
Poland’s governing Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS), France’s Rassemblement National, Austria’s Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPO), Spain’s VOX, and Italy’s Lega were among some of the other parties to sign.
Six Stories from Anatolia to Europe: Facing History and Ourselves
Besides Germany, other Western countries such as the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Austria also needed workers to boost production in their booming postwar economy.
Raids, Arrests and Death Threats: Israel’s Strategy of Silencing Human Rights Defenders
Now that Israel seems to have accepted that there is little it can do to reverse the apartheid brand, it…
“I was Fired from the University of Bristol Despite Being Cleared of Anti-Semitism” – An Interview with David Miller
This is a strategy dreamt up in Israel, and deployed in France and in Germany, and in the UK and elsewhere.
The Gang’s All Here: New Western Imperialism in the South China Sea
France has also been flexing its muscles.
What Is the Impact of the Polish Constitutional Court Ruling on the European Union?
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In a piece for Brussels Report, I provide an overview of the occasions where national top courts have challenged the superiority of EU law, listing examples from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Lithuania, Belgium, the Czech Republic, and Denmark.
The Pope and the Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Show the Way Forward
Elsewhere President Macron of France has described Islam as being in ‘crisis all over the world.